Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018
Tide level a.m.: low
Wader Lake
Avocet 38 (8 nesting)
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 12 + 5 young
Little ringed plover 2
Redshank 3
Common tern 16
Black headed gull 22
Lesser black backed gull 2
Grey heron 30 + 10 young
Shoveler 4
Shelduck 21
Saline Lagoon
Lapwing 2
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 2
Hawthorn wood
Bullfinch 5
Greenfinch 2
Nuthatch 1
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Other birds
Mute swan - river: 6
Common whitethroat - Wader Lake footpath: 2
Blackcap - Wader Lake footpath: 3
Bullfinch - Wader Lake footpath: 2
Long tailed tit - Saline Lagoon footpath: 2
Mandarin (male) - Reservoir: 1
Tree sparrow - Visitor Centre feeders: 3
Other wildlife species
Amphibians:
Smooth newt - Forgotten meadow: 8
Invertebrates:
Peacock butterfly - Wader Lake
Speckled wood butterfly - Wader Lake
Flora:
Red campion
Lagoon bank